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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC to sign two MOUs with Ministry of Tribal Affairs tomorrow aimed at creating local employment, strengthen Khadi artisans and the tribal population
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission  and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will tomorrow ie Tuesday  sign two MoUs. While one MOU is regarding the purchase of Khadi fabric for tribal students, the other MOU is on partnering of Tribal Affairs Ministry with KVIC as an implementing agency for Prime Minister Employment Generation Program .
The MoUs will be signed in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari and Hon’ble Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda.They are aligned with Hon’ble Prime Minister’s call for “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” as they aim at creating local employment by strengthening the Khadi artisans and a large chunk of tribal population across the country.
As part of the first MoU, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will procure over 6 lakh meters of Khadi fabric worth Rs 14.77 crore in 2020-21, for the students in Eklavya Residential Schools being run by the ministry. As the government increases the number of Eklavya Schools every year; the quantum of purchase of Khadi fabric shall also increase proportionally.
Under the second MoU, National Scheduled Tribe Finance Development Corporation , an agency of the Tribal Affairs Ministry responsible for economic development of tribals in India, will be roped in as a partner to implement PMEGP Scheme. NSTFDC provides concessional loan schemes for funding entrepreneurial ventures of aspiring scheduled tribes in all sectors of economy.The MoU will thus benefit the tribals by engaging them in various production activities and creating self-employment opportunities. The alliance of NSTFDC and KVIC will increase the coverage of PMEGP Scheme among the STs.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves signing of India - Russia Agreement on cooperation in combating terrorism and organized crime
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing an Agreement on Cooperation between India and Russia in the field of combating all forms of terrorism and organized crime.
The Agreement is proposed to be signed during the upcoming visit of Indian Delegation, led by Home Minister, to Russia from 27-29 November, 2017.
Background:
India and Russia have a long history of close cooperation in international fora on matters of mutual interest. With the rise in terrorism and organized crime across the world, it is imperative for countries to work together to combat all forms of terrorism. The proposed Agreement, which will replace the Agreement of October, 1993, is a step towards consolidating the benefits accrued in the field of security and seeks to jointly fight the new and evolving risks and threats. The Agreement would reinforce the relationship between India and Russia through exchange and sharing of information, expertise, best practices and would help in curbing terrorism and enhancing, security in the region.
Election Commission
Election Commission of India gets ‘Silver’ award for Excellence in Government Process re-engineering for digital transformation from Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances , Government of India.
The Election Commission of India has been awarded ‘Silver’ for Excellence in Government Process re-engineering for digital transformation for the year 2019-20. The award was given on 8th Feb 2020.
Dr Sandeep Saxena Senior Deputy Election Commissioner handing over the award to
Shri. Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India
The award seeks to recognize the projects that involved analysis and re-design of workflow and which resulted in improvement in outcomes related to efficiency, effectiveness of process, cost, quality, service delivery or a combination of these.
The award was presented during the 23rd National Conference on e-Governance February 7-8, 2020 at Mumbai by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances , Government of India.
The award was given to Dr. Sandeep Saxena, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner and Dr Kushal Pathak, Director ICT & CISO as Project Head for the ERONET from ECI.
ERONET standardised forms processing, standard database schema, and a standard template for eroll printing. It automates the process of electoral roll management starting from elector registration, field verification of electors, decision support system for Electoral registration officers and for providing extensive integrated value-added services.
ERONET is a common database for all States and UTs with data of 91 crore electors. It provides bedrock of electoral roll in providing various web services to Conduct of Elections applications of Election Commission of India.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President condoles the demise of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar
“India has lost its voice,” says Shri Naidu
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has expressed his profound grief on the passing away of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. Condoling the death of the ‘Nightingale of India Cinema’, Shri Naidu said that “India has lost its voice in the death of Lata Ji”.
Following is the full text of his condolence message -
“I am extremely saddened by the demise of Lata Mangeshkar Ji, the Nightingale of Indian Cinema and legendary singer. India has lost its voice in the death of Lata ji, who has enthralled music lovers in India and across the globe with her mellifluous and sublime voice for several decades.
She was truly a musical Ratna and had ruled the Hindi Cinema like a Queen for several decades. She has been the favourite and most sought after female playback singer of music composers.
Following her foray into playback singing way back in the 1940s, she achieved first major breakthrough in Mahal movie in 1949. Lata ji became an overnight singing sensation with the song Aayega Aanewala and there was no looking back for her after that.
Lata ji was honoured with Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, even as accolades and awards poured her way from India and abroad.
From bhajans to romantic numbers to patriotic songs, she has recorded thousands of songs in Hindi and other Indian and foreign languages.
With a heavy heart, I convey my profound condolences to the bereaved family members and her fans across India and the globe.”
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying with a view to avoid adverse impact on fisheries due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in the country, had issued advisory to State Governments/Union Territories to include fish and shrimp in the list of commodities to exempt from lockdown and also allow movement of fish and fish products, fish seed & fish feed for fish-farmers/fishers, aquaculture farms and other commercial establishments like aquarium shop etc. Besides, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Guidelines dated 10th April,2020 also allowed operations of the fishing/aquaculture industry including feeding & maintenance, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sale and marketing, hatcheries, feed plants, commercial aquaria, movement of fish/shrimp and fish products, seed/feed and workers. In addition, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has launched a flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana  as a part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat COVID-19 relief package with an estimated investment of Rs.20,050 crores for implementation in all States/Union Territories over a period of 5 years from Fy 2020-21 to Fy 2024-25.
This answer was given by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi in a written reply.
Prime Minister's Office
PM attends the Bihu Celebrations at the residence of Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has attended the Bihu Celebrations at the residence of Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Joined the vibrant Bihu celebrations at the residence of my Ministerial colleague @sarbanandsonwal Ji. India is proud of the vibrant culture of Assam."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 55.73 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.85 Crore balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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55,73,55,480
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IN PIPELINE
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1,00,37,990
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CONSUMPTION
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53,26,03,653
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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2,85,43,781
More than 55.73 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 1,00,37,990 doses are in the pipeline.
Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 53,26,03,653 doses .
More than 2.85 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Regular Source of Working Capital for MSMEs
To address the regular requirement of working capital including small ticket size loan by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  and to stay afloat, the Government has taken a number of initiatives in recent years which inter-alia includes measures such as  Collateral free Automatic Loans under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme  for businesses, including MSMEs. Recently the Union Budget Government has enhanced the amount of collateral free automatic loans under ECLGS by Rs.50,000 core to Rs. 5 lakh crore. The additional funds are earmarked exclusively for hospitality and related enterprises. The validity period of the scheme has been extended till 31.03.2023;  Rs. 20,000 crore Credit Guarantee Scheme for Subordinate Debt  with extended validity till 31.03.2023;  PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi  Scheme.
Moreover, MSMEs have also been supported for working capital assistance by the ongoing schemes i.e.  Credit Guarantee Scheme  to strengthen credit delivery system and to facilitate the flow of credit to the Micro and Small Enterprise sector without the hassles of collateral and third party guarantee up to a maximum of Rs. 200 lakh;  Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana  which extends collateral free loans upto Rs.10 lakh to individuals to enable them to set up or expand their business activities
This information was given by Minister of State for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to inaugurate Patrika Gate in Jaipur
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall inaugurate the Patrika Gate in Jaipur through video conference at 11 AM, on the 8th September 2020.
The Iconic Gate is built by the Patrika Group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur.
Prime Minister Shri Modi shall also release two books written by the Group Chairman on the occasion.
The programme will be telecast live on DD News.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV: REGIONAL OUTREACH BUREAU ORGANIZES FREEDOM WALK IN ASSOCIATION WITH NYK AND NSS UNITS
As part of the week-long celebrations by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav- 75 years of the country’s Independence, the Regional Outreach Bureau, Hyderabad organised a 2K Freedom Walk in the city today. Volunteers of the Nehru Yuva Kendra and NSS Units of various colleges under Osmania University joined in enthusiastically in the walk along Necklace Road.
Director General  Shri S. Venkateshwar and Director  Smt. Shruti Patil along with Deputy Director Shri  Manas Krishnakanth flagged off the walk by releasing the tricolour balloons into the air in the presence NSS, NYK Coordinators from Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts.
Speaking on this occasion, DG  Shri S. Venkateshwar said that objective of the freedom walk is to make aware of the citizens on the importance of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ being celebrated across the nation on the occasion of 75 years of India’s Independence. The ‘Iconic Week’ from 23rd to 29th August involves activities of various media units of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting like the PIB, ROB, Publications Division, Doordarshan and AIR to highlight the contributions of the regional freedom fighters in the freedom movement of the nation, said Shri Venkateshwar. Smt. Shruti Patil, Director, ROB & PIB Hyderabad said that the activities are aimed at instilling a sense of pride in our youth about our country and re-dedicate ourselves to the service of the nation.
Volunteers from NYK and NSS in large number along with citizens participated in the walk with placards with the quotes of the prominent freedom fighters.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 10 National Highway projects of 292 kms worth Rs.8,181 Crore in Solapur, Maharashtra
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari today inaugurated 10 National Highway projects of 292 kms worth Rs.8,181 Crores in Solapur, Maharashtra.
The Minister said these road projects, which have the potential to bring Solapur district and its environs into the mainstream of the country, will be important for the well-being and development of the people of Solapur. He said these projects will help in streamlining the traffic in the city and reducing the incidence of accidents and environmental pollution. It will be easier to connect the rural areas of the district with the city, he added.
Shri Gadkari said strengthening of road network is of great importance for Solapur district which has important temples like Siddheshwar Temple, Akkalkot, Pandharpur. He said built with these factors in mind, these highway projects will facilitate access to spiritual sites in the city and district and will also help in smoothing the transportation of agricultural goods.
In order to alleviate the frequent water scarcity in Solapur district the Minister said several lakes have been constructed in Solapur district on the pattern of Buldhana pattern through NHAI since 2016-17. He said many available reservoirs were deepened and the soil and stones obtained from them were used for road construction. He said through this, about 73 villages in Solapur district have come under water. The water level in the area has increased by 6,478 TMC and 561 hectare area has come under irrigation. 2 water supply schemes have benefited from this project and 747 wells in the area have been recharged, he added.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Obtain residents’ informed consent before conducting Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI to Requesting Entities
Entities are required to obtain residents’ informed consent either on paper or electronically before carrying out Aadhaar authentications, the Unique Identification Authority of India  has highlighted in its new guidelines for Requesting Entities .
UIDAI has urged REs, which carry out online authentications, to ensure that residents understand the type of data being collected and the purpose of Aadhaar authentications.
It has underlined that logs of authentication transactions including the consent taken are kept only for the period as prescribed in the Aadhaar Regulations. And purging of such logs after expiry of the said time period shall also be done as per the Aadhaar Act and its regulations.
REs are engaged in providing Aadhaar authentication services to residents. REs are responsible for submitting the Aadhaar number and demographic/ biometric OTP information to the Central Identities Data Repository for the purpose of authentication.
UIDAI has highlighted that REs should be courteous to residents and assure them about the security and confidentiality of the Aadhaar numbers, which are being used for authentication transactions.
The Authority has also urged REs to immediately report to the UIDAI about any suspicious activity around authentications like suspected impersonation by residents, or any compromise or fraud by any authentication operator.
REs generally should not store Aadhaar either in physical or electronic form without masking or redacting the first 8 digits of the Aadhaar number. UIDAI has guided REs to store an Aadhaar number only if it is authorized to do so, and in the manner as prescribed by the UIDAI.
It has further asked REs to provide effective grievance handling mechanisms for residents and cooperate with UIDAI and other agencies deputed by it for any security audit as required under the law and regulations.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2021
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers  for the month of September, 2021increasedby 1point and 2 points to stand at 1067  and 1076  points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from Fuel & Light group and Clothing, Bedding &Footwear group to the extent of 1.93 & 1.86 points and 0.75 & 1.45 points respectively mainly due to rise in prices of firewood, kerosene oil, shirting cloth cotton , leather shoes/chappal,plastic shoes/chappal etc.
The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1to17 points in 16Statesanda decrease of 1to10 points in 4 States. Karnataka with 1244 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with 856 points stood at the bottom.
In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase of 1 to 12 points in 16Statesanda decrease of 1to8 points in 4 States. Karnataka with 1239 points topped the index table whereas Bihar with 881 points stood at the bottom.
Shri D.P.S.Negi, Principal Labour & Employment Advisor said that amongst states, the maximum increase in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers was experienced by Himachal Pradesh State  mainly due to rise in the prices of pulses, mustard-oil, milk, vegetables & fruits, kerosene-oil, shirting cloth cotton , plastic chappal, bus fare etc. On the contrary, the maximum decrease in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers was experienced by Tamilnadu State and for Rural Labourersby Andhra Pradesh & Tamilnadu Statesmainly due to fall in the prices of rice,jowar, bajra, ragi, tur dal, meat goat, onion, chillies-green/dry, tamarind, vegetables & fruits etc.
Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 2.89% &3.16% in September, 2021compared to3.90% & 3.97% respectively in August, 2021 and 6.25% and 6.10% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 0.50% &0.70% in September, 2021 compared to2.13% & 2.32% respectively in August, 2021 and 7.65% &7.61% respectively during the corresponding month of the previous year.
All-India Consumer Price Index Number :
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Group
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Agricultural Labourers
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Rural Labourers
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Aug.,2021
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Sept.,2021
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Aug.,2021
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Sept.,2021
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General Index
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1066
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1067
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1074
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1076
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Food
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1007
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1004
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1014
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1011
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Pan, Supari, etc.
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1818
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1826
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1830
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1838
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Fuel & Light
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1150
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1173
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1145
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1169
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Clothing, Bedding &Footwear
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1079
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1090
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1097
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1112
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Miscellaneous
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1120
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1128
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1123
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1130
The CPI – AL and RL for the month of October, 2021 will be released on 18th November, 2021.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities , 2018’ to be held in New Delhi from 8th To 11th November, 2018
“Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities , 2018” will be held in New Delhi during 8th to 11th November, 2018. A Memorandum of Understanding  in this regard was signed between Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities , Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Rehabilitation International Korea here yesterday. As per MoU, both the parties have agreed to cooperate in making all arrangements for the successful events in providing all necessary financial, logistics, manpower and other facilities.This event will have around 300 participants including 120 Youth with disabilities from 24 Asia Pacific countries. GITC is being held every year in Asia- Pacific region and such events were held in the past in countries like Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam etc.
This competition is amongst four categories of disabilities namely, Physical, Visual, Hearing and Intellectual. The competition is a testing ground for individual as well as group competencies in the field of IT. Awards will be given to the most successful candidates from different categories of event.This competition is expected to enrich further the IT skills of Youth with Disabilities further and help them emerge as future leaders.
India is co-hosting the event alongwith Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Korea and its organising partners namely Rehabilitation International Korea and LG Group. The event will also have aSeminar for IT Forum in which the countries will present their work and achievement in ensuring accessibility to persons with disabilities in the IT sector.DEPwD will also involve major stakeholders in this event, which would include Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology , Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports and Ministry of Human Resource Development etc.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address Webinar for consultation on roadmap for effective implementation of Budget in infrastructure sector on 16th February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the webinar for consultation on roadmap for effective implementation of Union Budget 2021-22 in the infrastructure sector on 16th February 2021 at 4 PM.
About the webinar
The webinar will witness participation of more than 200 panelists including representatives of major financial institutions and funds, concessionaires & contractors, consultants and subject matter experts. The panelists will share their ideas on improving pace and quality of infrastructure development, with focus on advanced technology, and attracting more investments in the sector.
This will be followed by two parallel breakout sessions involving discussions between senior officials of groups of ministries and cross-sectional experts to compile a list of implementable projects to fast-track implementation of the budget vision and draft an implementation roadmap. Ongoing consultations have also been planned with stakeholders on implementation of the finalized strategy.